Shia LaBeouf Watched His Parents Do It

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I always thought Shia LaBeouf was a great actor, especially considering his age. Now I know where some of the "fire" he draws on comes from: his turbulent childhood. LaBeouf's parents separated when he was ten and he pursued a career as a stand up comic to make some extra money.

“My humor came from seeing my parents have sex, smoke weed, my mom being naked—just weird hippie stuff, twisted R-rated humor,” he says. “I’d get up there in my OshKosh B’Gosh outfit and my bowl haircut. I was a little kid with a Lenny Bruce mouth. That was the act. But there’s no money in stand-up comedy, so I went into acting.”

Smart move! As it turns out, Shia contacted an agent when he was 11, who is still his agent to this day. He still supports his parents now.